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An lenders says...
Dear Ann Landers: People are
.alakay tr. cm plaigthag.
Jelephone operators•----', -calling
• them "diiinb"n and "rude", May
I say a .‘8.0,rci about the
-kplease? As a telephone operator
in charge Of 'directory assistance
foic more years than.' would care
to Own up to. have had ample
oppoptunityto form'some firm
impressions.
Here are the major sources of
irritation:
(1) 'The customer MIN calls
Information for help w. ith, a
number and does not have a
pencil to write it dOwn. Ile then -
asks the operator to wait until
he can find-"so*thing that will
write -arid leaves The phone for
five minutes,
(2) The cuStorner who is too
lazy to make the call himself and
asks his seven-year-old son.to do -
it 7 then h011ers-instructions
from the next room.
(3) The customer who has his.
stereo or hi-fi turned up so loud
it just about cracks the
equipment. He invariably yells at
the operator, "I can't hear you.
Can't ybli talk louder'?"
(4) The custon-ier who does
.not,know hovv to spellthe name _
, lives, .ca'n't remember his first
narrie or initials. (I once had a
caller who started to describe
the. .appearance of the party he'
wanted to reach, and ended- up
saying, "you'd 'know him ifyou
saw him.')
(5) The customer' who gets
mad and ,swears when told -the
party has an ,unpublished
number and • keeps insisting,
"you' -could give the 'number out
Tekphone
operator
Speaks
nothing was, ,said about, paying
Jkar_ the wild clothes we had .to
4)wear to the:wedding:a -
flow can a person figure it is
an honor to be in the wedding
party when it -winds up Nsting a
lot of money?, - Bugged And
Broke In Mexico, Missouri.
,Dear ,13 arid B: Sorry, but
those are the rules, Bub. I agree,
however, that your, friends
should liaKeTcold you and your
girl an advance eXactly what the
cost would be, You eould then
ha\ e declined the "honor" and
attended as guests.
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Dear Ann Landers: The
wedding we attended a few
-months age was one of the most
unusual events this town • has
e‘er seen. The groom didn't sing
: but the bride danced. She had
studied ballet for several years
and instead of walking down the
aisle, she float,ed down in toe
slippers, her finger-tip veil
swirling, in mid-air as she plucked
daisies from her bridal bOuquet
and tossed them to the guests.
Some people thought it was
beautiful '"''-others thought it
was ri iculous,.. but everybody
BY HELEN ALLEN
'Popular at school"
Eric is a handome lad of .French and Irish descent,
dark eyes. brown hair, and dark skin. A husky,
healthy bo,, he enjos igorous 'outdoor activities', espe-
cially imming and baseball..
kt 10 years. Eric hAs many friends and is popular with
his .schoolmato.. Perhaps because he is a quiet lad, not
very assertive. he prefer S' tr), pik15'""tv itlt children Y-o'iinger
than ,himself.,E.en with them he.,,is not bossy, playing a
friendly big -brother role.
, Erie ,is a pleasant boy to .have around, because: he t
Craft show,
for exhibitors
During the past ,,-w.eekend.
Sept. 10, 11, and 12, the
Wentworth Count' Arts and Craft
Show was held. Arnong many
who had exhibited craft at
Lucknow ,prift, Festival and wb.0
had .beeri invited to exhibit
if—tlie Wentworth County
show were Mr, and , Mrs: Pan
Maclnnes and Mr. and Mrs:*
Oliver McCharles.,;c,
TIIFIATkers gt44M"Stio,w.'were-
mostly retailers who - Were,
ordering for their Christmas'
trade. Mr. and Mrs. Maclnnes
had many lovely ''pieces oL
driftwood and these caught the
eye of the city buy0s, Mr. and
Mrs. McCharies It4thmany items
such as pixie dolls, burlap
paintings and other types of
handwork, all of interest to the :
cit? folk who attended the show
from Toronto, Hamilton,
Windsor, London, Kitchener and
other point.
This is the ,third annual show -
for Wentworth CountytInd has
caught on well', It speaks well for
itself . in the type of show held, .
where maker and buyer can ,talk
and explain the making of the
various crafts.
TOWN
TALI(
cp-operatiNe and creates no discipline problems either i - Mr. arid
school or in hi,s fa:ster home.,Ille is not a great scholar.," ,Needharh., Colborne., Ontario
That, •
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Erie4-amiable disonsition....will make .him .0_friappy Co_oper for., the.,
MI tries,.hard. , have been visiting:Mr. and Mrs
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js ty)„.in. 10-
agreed it waas ditterent.„
something to talk •abou
4"'drrn MIlx171"rinril-Y-. 11.e needs a h'ome •
t
for he will receive a great deal of affectiOn, where the father W. L. Maize of Montreal
aa. ill share his'interest in sports and where there is no visited his brother, Bert at ma
Newgate Strek and Mrs. MaiZe
• in Alexandra -Marine and General
Hospital for threes days last
week: ,While in the area, he also
called on other 4iends, .
many years to ' come,
Philadelphia Fan4:
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Dear An Landers: People
Idok to you for sane and sensible
advice. I wish you wouldn't
;.>iicourage nutty. behavior - like
grooms singing, at :their Own
weddings. A. wedding is
supposed to be ' a religious
,ceremony,, not • entertainMent.
The daughter of a friend of mine
if you wanted to," • • .
was married a few years ago and
(el)' The eustorner who oats ,the groom's gran.dparents, .who
',celery or potato chips:while. he's had been hoofers in the
on the phone. •
Keith-Orpheum.o. circuit. days,.
(7) Customers who are stoned,,-.opened'the services with a duet.
or drunk both)'„and use ,
It wasn't bad, f natiat .say,abut:•
obscene language because they t he guests' stood up- and clapped
,cannot . make themselves ,
and Veiled.' "More, more," as if
'understoodl
• !. they were in a night club" It
If vou print. this letter 'Ann
Landers, thousands. of telephone
.employees will rise and ealt you,
blessed. 7- More Than Just Talk.
Dear%More Than: 'Here it
Let 'em rise. I've been called lots
of things lately but not blessed.
Thanks for a weicome.change.
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Dear Xrin Landers: 'Everyone
reads you. ,Please help me get a
very important mes,sage across to
people 'whO are getting married.
Here it is, .in big'letters; -FOOT
YOUR OWN BILL,. VOice- teacher and offered to sing
. When omy. girl and I were', -at the wedding. The church was
asked to be in a,' wedding party jammed as the vocalist toOk her
we were -happy to accept. but we place 'by' the organ. She started
'didn't know it Was going to cost with "Ave Maria". At that very
a left lung. • moment. a- dog wandered into
I had to buy black patent the church' and" sat at the
leather sissy , shoes (with bows vocalists feet. Suddenly he
yet). I also had to buy a goofy decided to sing along With the '
shirt with ruffles, a black,10* soprano. When she hit the high
tie and a satin belly -band. The notes he was right there with her
following' week I got. a bill for - his head tilted bask, howling
$18 - "snit rental," it Said. 'Fhe in a fantasfic'ally high register. It
next, day my girl got a, bill for was an incredible, .scene. 'Of
$37.50 for her bridesmaid's course, everyone in. the place
dress - a dizzy, style with Wire' roared. The mutt was removed
hoops. on the sides. She will by the bride's father, but pot
never be' able to wear that -dumb before the .place. was rocking
thing again, except maybe to, a with laughter. TO this day nocostume party. • one mentions the bride • or the
We spent $30 fora gift whi'ch' beauty of the service. All they "
we were happy to do because.Lreamember is the dog who sang;
the kids, getting married were - Winnipeg .
good : ,friends of ours - -but— * *
destroyed the dignity' 'of the
oeca ion and. the bride was
elle ted out of her place in the
su ..She definitely.wasNQT-the
st,r of the day. -.Canton, Ohio
* * .
Dear.' Ann Landers: The
Mother who wanted to know if
the groom shouldsing at his own
wedding, reminded me Of .'an
.unforgettable experience'.
Several years,ago our niece was
married to fine young man
from Italy. His aunt' had been a
pressure for academns achieverbent.
To inqkiire 'about adopting Eric, please, write to To-
.
day*S.Cbild. Department of Social and Family SeririceS,
Parliament Buildings Iorronto 182.. 1,'or .g9nera1 adop,.
lion information. ask yoUr ChildreWs Aid Society.
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Youth not reSponSble , for lazy strea
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, Many adults -concerned, with says; 'is the fact that there just nowt" he adds. • •
the idleness and restlessness of aren't enough 'job opportunities Parents can help, Mr. Cohen
,today's youth -tend t,a' hold to go' around,"*although many . suggests, by exposing their -
young , pedple , wholly young people have the necessaty • children' -when they're fairly
responsible. . ability and are "perfectlr'-young--to information about
. ,, More to blame, according to capable,,of working." - jObs and cateers so they_can
one youth expert, - are a Some people, he notes, begin - to recognize what
a
perplexing generation gap ; lack,
, believe the child labor and occupations are, - and what
-
people do at work. ,
e
He reco.mmends, however,
"13y and large, the majority " requirements, 'nor the sum that that . parents avoid the twin
of adults in .this• eountry," says . has to be paid," he declares, "If pitfalls of either trying,to re -live
Eli Cohen, director of, the we had a' good many more jobs .‘ their occupational aspirations
National Committee/ on . for the 412 million unemployed ',through their children, or of.
Employment of Youth in the' adults .,today, we'd • have no rushing, t eir children . into,
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ofjob opportunities and .poo
catiOnal preparation by the
r minimum Wage laws prev'enti
youngsters from Working.
• 'It's not -the age
sChob
USA, • "tend to reject young
people because they don't like
the way they dress, speak, or
their attitudes generally."
As a result, they "have little
use" forteenagers, sometimes
firtibrein getting young people premature Jvocational decisions.
employed as well." .Parents who seek.sto substitute
Loweringthe basic legal their own drives can confuse and
''
requirements, Mr. Cohen
be destructive to their children,
says,
would only put youngsters in •he adds.
Things to
• -.135,,LIIIII-Souley
Wgi't - Worry. Not me, I
hope toli,ve for at least t wo,
DI even three years more.
But I 'senfetimes wonder
Pal (VI -hi t‘!', ilh4ta ddt;"' x tllywCZe•-
year .to live.- And. I'd like
you to think about what
you.would do.
This is not a riew theme-,
butit's always an interCsting.
one • when it comes up in fic-
tion Or philosophy or just a
plain gab -fest.
Let's suppose. Suppose
you have been to the doctor
and have learned that you
have a „fatal illness (mai:e up
your own) apd. will die in
approximately one year,
You won't be sick or in pain
until the last hour „ind
you'll go oaa ick y.
How would you spend
that year'? What you would
• do would certainly- reveal
*very, 'clearly., what sortf
o
pason YOU really ine behind
t hat facade t hat most of us
wear daily. •
—there %you'd be the ini-
tial shock, 01; courH
se. u -
mans, liave sonre weird idea
that they „ire immortal,
il t hey finally -are stricken
by soM.e deadly illness. But
aftea Die shod: ' wore ot
Then,ye'd see a .separa non
of thenen _from the lioys.
the sheep frOin the goats'. .
•
- Sortie' people would be-
constant.- whiners.
"Why does( od.„have to do
this to, me? I'Ve-contributed
to ,„charity." And so on,
,Swile of, these would
*" come so .bitticr they ,wpuld
t urn against „God,. t heir
friends and relatives. A
pretty sour way to go.
Some would be so de-
pre,ssed they would crack a p
Mentally and become vege-
tables. Other s would adopt
a• fatalistic epicureanism( if
• \--there's such a thing). Their
---ttitUde would be,',"If I'm
gonrea go, I'm' gonna enjoy
do if one year
it.";Ihey would escape into
drug,,, sex, not necs
essarilN in that order.
• --
some poople would be-
k.,whie instant 'Christians or
.w-lvaie;ver-.2.They wod 4.
tilled wit h a terrible fear of
the after -life, and would .
spend their twelve months
on their knee's, in church
and desperately doing
"good works" In an effort
to ruake up tor all the had
Works they had done in the
rust of their lives.
Now, not one of us, gen-
tle reader, would fall into
any of those dassifications.
Quiston is, where would
we, fa I
First decision I would
make would' be • not to waste
one second of t hat year. If
every second in the year
were tised. fully, the one
year could/ he more re.ward-
ing than all. the prqious
ones put tc.arether.
Next, • 1 wOuld make a
superb et fort to love my
neighbour as myself. l'his is
it toUgh one. In the first
plaee, eXttemely diffi-
cult. to love oneself. \lost of;
us seenCto, but many of Lis
secretly (1.1.p Itie rse v es. I n
t he --cecond place, some 1)1 us
have appalling- neighbours
(we don't), But I'd have a
g,00ttvhack at it, not. as a ,
"fledge" to makcsure of
getting through those pearly
gates, but becaus'e I believe
in it. Good aald love.
My first action would be
to divest myself of mate-
rial possessions, except a
loothbrnsh and a. few,.
clothes. Would even get rid
&f.. my razor. The proceeds?
wouldn't ziye them to the
poor. The 117117cilli-ifiem.
They can go on, welfare, and
it would, he only 1.r.drup in
the bucket anyway. And I
wouldn't leave- thern-rovny
Neearr
to live
family: either.' They could
.go to work"for a change.
I'd quit my jib, take the
whole $500 of *my 'estate in
one -dollar bills, and, burn
the ni., one_atale.
. tim, Lth
oae..
•-ac=screa.ms'- of anguish 'from
on -lookers. That would be
cutting the aambilical cord
of the system and I'd be
free for the first time in
many years. Then don the
knapsack, pick up the beg-
ging howl (a. wooden salad
bowl) and take off.
I'd see every inch of
Canada I could See. And I
would savour every sight.,
sound, taste, touch and
smell (even whiskey -breath
and onions) 1 could,come in
contact with in this. most
wonderful of worlds. Might
die in a ditch, but what's
the difference?
. How about you'? -Put
down carefully and briefly
wliat you think you would
do with a year to -live. Send
it to your local editor, I'd
ilikeas
like to reprint some of your
d
'Hey, I might even get a
divorce, 'remarry, and make
some other ' woman's life
miserable for a year. Jast-an
afterthought.
The Argyle Syndicate
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"Th ungster has to feel his
compeiition for work with ,°
fearitrig them, „ often being in making his own
adults. And 'creating jobs fdr the :own .waY'
vocational choices," he states.
punitive. The youngsters, ‘.'wh° a 'young at -the '" expense of
aren't stnpid," know what these aclUlts-who 'are- heads of
Degcribinr_the.,4outh-
reactions - are and ,,respond families --he warns, "is not the employment',,
as
accordingly, Mr. Cohen points way eo deal with awl yOuth "difficult' and complex" Mr.
out. •Drob " Cohen cOncludes, We eould
"After all, if someone rejects
• you, your natural line Of defense
is to reject or oppose them,".he
says.
Adults, .he ma,intains, should
not stress these difference's and
limitations- • to the, degree that
they lose sight of: the special
needs and problems of the
young, One "sriticarproblem"
confronting them, Mt. Cohen
In additian,, to the limited job take a • major step forward in
possibilities, ,today'syoungsters resolving our youth problems, if
have little preparation for the somehow we could get adults to
world a work, the specialist „
points out
think and feel differently about
. - the kids. . •
- - The National Committee on
"Doing chores around. the Employment of Youth in USA is
house once 'helped youngsters . a national, non-governMental
develop as workers, --but our organization whose ongoing aims
, urbaniied, • mechanized world include oppOrtnnity for YOuth
• provides few such Opportuniti;Js " and protection of children.
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